Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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E-Walk: A stroll down memory lane

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST

Patrick Ivey and other Texas A&M Yell Leaders get the crowd going Tuesday from atop the H2O fountain in front of the Chemistry Building while leading Aggie seniors across campus during Elephant Walk. During the traditional trek, graduating senior ...

E-Walk: A stroll down memory lane

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST

Patrick Ivey and other Texas A&M Yell Leaders get the crowd going Tuesday from atop the H2O fountain in front of the Chemistry Building while leading Aggie seniors across campus during Elephant Walk. During the traditional trek, graduating senior ...

Safety tips for holiday travel

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST


Texas Department of Public Safety troopers will be out on the highways in full force over the Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to prevent accidents.
DPS anticipates Wednesday to be the busiest travel day for Thanksgiving but expects that the roa ...

Bryan man sentenced to 45 years for drug conviction

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 07:19 AM PST

District Judge Travis Bryan on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old Bryan man to 45 years in prison for manufacturing and delivering crack cocaine in a school zone. Last week, a jury convicted Lawrence Edward Blue on the second-degree felony after less th ...

Texas A&M may slow change to general studies program

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST


Following concerns voiced by the academic community, Texas A&M has indicated a willingness to make the dramatic restructuring of the general studies major a softer transition.
According to a draft document, Texas A&M has proposed a "grand ...

Convicted cocaine dealer gets 45 years

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:17 PM PST


A 44-year-old Bryan crack cocaine dealer was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday by District Judge Travis Bryan.
Lawrence Edward Blue was convicted last Thursday of felony drug possession with intent to deliver in a drug free zone by a Brazos ...

Man charged with DWI, evading arrest

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:23 AM PST

A 44-year-old man was arrested after a trooper reported he drove into oncoming traffic and wouldn't stop for police.
J. Guadalupe Hernandez of Iola was charged Monday with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and his third driving while intoxi ...

Runoff for House District 14 set for Dec. 13

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 02:52 AM PST

The Governor's Office has set Dec. 13 as the special runoff election date for House District 14, which includes Brazos County.Republicans Bob Yancy and John Raney advanced to a runoff when neither garnered a majority of the votes in the general elect ...

Aggies, actors take on bullies

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:08 PM PST


Michelle Moats remembers the hurt of being bullied as a child for the way she looked.
It's one of the many reasons she's proud of her children for participating in a bullying project run by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Texas A&M ...

A&M concert set for Dec. 4

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 01:13 AM PST

Texas A&M University Choral Activities will hold its annual "Holiday Spirit of Aggieland" concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 4 in Rudder Auditorium.The concert will feature three of the university's popular choral groups -- the Century Singers, Women's Choru ...

Aggies, actors take on bullies

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:08 PM PST


Michelle Moats remembers the hurt of being bullied as a child for the way she looked.
It's one of the many reasons she's proud of her children for participating in a bullying project run by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Texas A&M ...

113 primates headed for South Texas refuge

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:09 AM PST


AUSTIN -- A baboon and 112 macaque monkeys, including one once kept illegally as a pet in a New York basement apartment, are headed to a South Texas sanctuary after their refuge in San Antonio went bankrupt.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Weste ...

Famed Aggie player John David Crow reflects on UT rivalry

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:17 PM PST


COLLEGE STATION -- When John David Crow dashed into the south end zone at Memorial Stadium for a touchdown in the first quarter of Texas A&M's game against Texas in 1956, he couldn't understand why the crowd was already so frenzied.
Back in t ...

Corps of Cadets plans to collect donations

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:17 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The Corps of Cadets will collect donations on Thanksgiving Day near Kyle Field after the football game between Texas A&M and the University of Texas.
The money will go to the Lily Voelkel Foundation, a non-profit advocate fo ...

Famed Aggie player John David Crow reflects on UT rivalry

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:17 PM PST


COLLEGE STATION -- When John David Crow dashed into the south end zone at Memorial Stadium for a touchdown in the first quarter of Texas A&M's game against Texas in 1956, he couldn't understand why the crowd was already so frenzied.
Back in t ...

Texas City man, daughter found shot to death

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:58 AM PST

TEXAS CITY -- A Texas City man and his 15-year-old daughter have been found shot to death after a home invasion by masked men.Texas City police say they discovered the bodies of 33-year-old Jorge Vargas Jr. and his daughter, whom police didn't identi ...

Gas prices drop 5 cents across Texas

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:06 AM PST

HOUSTON -- As Thanksgiving approaches, the average price for gas in Texas has declined.AAA Texas on Tuesday said the current statewide average is $3.17, down 5 cents from last week.The national average for gasoline is $3.35, four cents less than last ...

3 police officers found dead in Mexico border city

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:05 AM PST

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico -- Assailants kidnapped and killed three police officers in the Mexican border city of Acuna, authorities said Monday.Acuna Public Safety Department said in a statement that the three were on patrol in the same unit when gunmen ...

A&M-UT mascot mischief

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Everyone expects college pranks and shenanigans to go on between rival universities.
Even so, students at the University of Texas and the Aggies in the past have accused each other of going too far with something both consider s ...

Three counties lift burn bans briefly

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
As of Tuesday, three Brazos Valley counties had lifted their burn bans, according to the Texas Forest Service.
Due to the small amount of recent rain, officials in Grimes, Madison and Milam are allowing responsible outdoor burn ...

A&M-UT mascot mischief

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Everyone expects college pranks and shenanigans to go on between rival universities.
Even so, students at the University of Texas and the Aggies in the past have accused each other of going too far with something both consider s ...

Thanksgiving holiday closures in Bryan-College Station

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST

The following will be affected in the Bryan-College Station area in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday :
* Texas A&M: Closed Thursday and Friday
* Blinn College: Closed Thursday and Friday
* Schools: Closed Thursday and Friday
* Banks: C ...

Woman gets 15 years in DWI death

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:06 AM PST

SAN ANTONIO -- A Sam Houston State University honors student who authorities say had a blood-alcohol level almost four times the legal limit when her vehicle slammed into another in a deadly wrong-way crash has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.Tw ...

Man slips on TV mast, hangs head-down for 3 hours

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:06 AM PST

JACKSONVILLE -- An East Texas man may embrace cable or satellite television after dangling head-down from a TV aerial mast for three hours.Johnny Perry says he was working to dismantle a mast that had held a high aerial long used for rural television ...

Student Bonfire ready to burn

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST

A&M senior Jacob Strunk and his girlfriend Adrianna Trevino look upon what could be the last Big 12 Conference Student Bonfire in a field off Old Hearne Road in Robertson County Tuesday evening. About a half-dozen visitors were at the site at 4:3 ...

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